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10 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Hey Brouken. I feel bad you're not in the US. Here it's cheaper to get it via BBTS. Both are just $74.99.

 

Hi Noel! Thanks for the tip! I cancelled my order in HLJ and placed an order with BBTS instead. Even with shipping, I think I'm getting it for cheaper. Shipping from either Japan or the US comes out roughly the same going to Saudi Arabia. This is my first time buying from BBTS though, so I hope my experience with them will be good. 

Evil Ryu and Violent Ken are now available for pre-order at HLJ for JPY 9,500 each

Evil Ryu: https://hlj.com/product/nau10136

Violent Ken: https://hlj.com/product/nau10137

As a long time Street Fighter fan, I couldn't resist pre-ordering these! I do hope Storm considers releasing the regular Ryu and Ken using these molds, as they are the classic looks that I've grown up with.  Their hair, facial features, gi and gloves are really spot on to the original SF2 look. A regular Ryu and Ken would be instabuys for me. 

18 hours ago, Sildani said:

Have you done so yet?

Yes! Did so a while back. Did anybody get it?

My 31S finally shipped from NY together with a Metal Robot Damashii Zeta Plus C1! Can't wait to see this bird in person!

Sorry if this was already asked before, but since the SV-51 will come with the boosters, is there any inkling that Arcadia will release an updated Ghost Booster pack for their VF-0? The reactive armor is nice and all, but I would really like the option to dress up my VF-0 with the Ghost Booster pack. After all, its the pre-cursor to the Super Packs we all know and love. 

Hey guys! Just  a head's up. I'm going to cancel my YF-19 pre-order at HLJ in a little while, so anybody who has not been able to secure a pre-order can wait for it to re-open.

I was initially thinking of keeping both my HLJ and Amiami preorders, but something else came up that I could not resist getting. :-)

Good luck!

Looks like they modified the base of the Launch arms. I'm guessing they made it into a container for the valk's accessories. 

Congrats to those who got their VF-31S Arad already!

I wish I could share in the revelry, given that this IS the Delta valk that I've been looking forward to the most, but I have to wait a bit longer since I had mine pre-ordered at NY together with the Robot Damashii Zeta Plus, which is coming out on the 28th of July.

I'm guessing the Armored Pack will come out first, before Chuck's 31?

5 hours ago, Shukenzero said:

Incoming

Oh yeah! Now this is more like it! Announce the pre-order date already!

I am....disappointed.

The toy and its gimmicks look wonderful and all. But being in another scale is a big turn off for me. My entire valk collection is in 1/60. Which is why I've managed to somehow resist the HMR line, despite it having the enemy mecha.

This is like asking someone who invested serious capital into Blu-ray, to suddenly re-collect all his movies in 4k. 

Good luck with the pre-order madness guys!

(Slight OT warning) So I started to crave for vehicles for my Figuarts and Figmas to ride around in. I checked online and saw that Maisto's 1/12 motorbikes go well with the Figuarts and Figmas. I checked our local stores here in Saudi to see if they carry the Maisto 1/12 series motorbikes (they do sell Maisto diecasts here, but only the smaller scales), and ended up buying this:

Its a Rastar 1/12 scale RC of the Aventador-J.  I thought it would be the perfect ride for Tony Stark. Unfortunately, my Figuarts Tony wouldn't fit in it out of the box. I had to do some disassembly and major surgery with a Dremel Cutter to get the figures to fit as shown. Not exactly a perfect fit, but it satisfies my craving somewhat. 

Hacchaka has posted reviews of some new Figuarts, namely the Ragnarok Thor and Infinity War Captain America.

His pic below shows just how much Bandai has improved in terms of sculpt, color details and character likeness:

War Machine is looking nice!

With the release of the Mark 7, I've decided that I'll complete the Hall of Armor with the first 7 series of Iron Man's armors, along with the Silver Centurion (Mark 33), Mark 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 and 50. Missed out on the Mark 47/Spiderman bundle. It they re-release Mark 47 as a standalone, I might get one.

I'm also going to complete the War Machine suits too (with the exception of Iron Patriot), so I'll be in line for the Mark IV.

That Falcon and the Hulk are looking mighty tempting too...

On 5/25/2018 at 8:00 PM, Mommar said:

 

Whoa! They’re doing a Figuarts Silver Centurion? I was a huge fan of this design from the comics way back in the late eighties. I’m definitely in for this, though I’m not a fan of the other House Party Protocol suits. The Silver Centurion is my second favorite suit, after the Mark 7. 

Speaking of which, do I spy two versions of the Mark 7? Or is that the Mark 9? If so, are they going to make like Hot Toys and release it alongside Pepper Potts?

Finally caved and pre-ordered the re-issue Ray and Stick Mospeadas. Was a huge fan of these when I first encountered them in R0b0t3ch. But I’m a little bummed that they cost as much as a DX Valk. Reviews have been good overall, with most of the criticism leveled at the Ride Armor mode. Just glad that they’re in 1/12 scale. Will have a lot of fun mixing these with my Figmas, Figuarts and Little Armory collection. 

Glad I browsed this thread! I had been waiting for the Delta Movie BD release for a while. Pre-ordered one at CDJapan. Thanks for the info guys!

4 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Just arrived this morning. DX VF-31A Kairos backup (preorder) purchase from eBay since April 6. Finally, my first one. Whew.  

 

Not pictured are:
- Sentinel Riobot VR-052F Stick x2
- Sentinel Riobot VR-052T Ley x2
- Storm Collectibles Street Fighter V Ryu figure
- Storm Collectibles Street Fighter V Akuma figure
- Storm Collectibles Tekken 7 Heihachi figure
- Arcadia 1/3000 SDF-1 Premium Finish Ver

 

Wow you’re on a roll Noel! 31A, four ride armors and a PF SDF? That’s no small chunk of change you must have shelled out for those! You’re making Shizuka look bad. 

7 hours ago, tekering said:

Here's mine.  It's a tricky area to light and photograph, but it looks cool.  

Thanks Tekering! That looks cool indeed! Now I'm thinking of how best to display mine to show off the city as well. 

47 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

From the previous page.

Thanks Sanity, already saw the pic from Mommar. Was wondering if there are other pics available showing the city on the premium.

Is it confirmed that Macross city has flourescent highlights on the PF? Any other pic of the city? Could you please post pics of your copies with the panel removed on Macross City GundamEFSF and Tekering? Thanks!

NY shipping notice received too! SDF-1 HASSHIN!

NY preparation in progress email received for my PF SDF-1. Pretty excited to get this!

Congratulations everyone! Looks like everyone who wanted the YF-19 got to get at least one. 

And now for the VF-31 Armored Parts....

NY now lists YF-19 as Not Available. Oh well. Would have been good to get it at that price. But now I have two confirmed pre-orders: one from Amiami and one from HLJ. I'm sorely tempted to keep both, so that I'll have enough missiles to go around my valks. 

Wow, got the confirmation email from HLJ. Tried with NY, but this time, the spinning wheel of death got me...